Honghuang: Creation of the Green Lotus, the beginning of the Three Pure Ones

Seeing that the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation had been broken, the Xiqi side naturally didn't know what had happened. They instinctively assumed that it was Daoist Zhunti who had broken the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation.

For a moment, the people of Xiqi were overjoyed. They had even forgotten how many people had just been added to the Investiture of the Gods list.

At the same time, the Five Sages of Heaven returned from Zixiao Palace. Upon learning that Zhunti had broken the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation, they were naturally pleased.

However, when Zhen Yuanzi learned that Guang Chengzi had actually made it onto the Investiture of the Gods list, his face instantly turned incredibly gloomy.

He immediately headed straight for the Conferred God Platform, and without even passing Bai Jian, he appeared on the platform.

When Bai Jian saw someone break into the Conferred God Platform, he was about to reprimand them, but when he realized that the person was Zhen Yuanzi, he quickly swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

He knelt down and respectfully bowed to Zhen Yuanzi, saying, "Bai Jian greets the Sage of the Chan Sect. May I ask what the Sage of the Chan Sect wishes to instruct me upon arriving at the Conferred God Platform?"

Zhen Yuanzi completely ignored Bai Jian and simply waved his hand at the Investiture of the Gods, taking the Investiture of the Gods hanging on the Investiture Platform directly into his hand.

This is because a sage intervened; otherwise, before the Investiture of the Gods was completed, it would have been impossible to remove it from the Investiture Platform.

Then Zhen Yuanzi was seen looking at the Investiture of the Gods with a hesitant expression. Finally, as if he had made up his mind, he reached out and grabbed at the Investiture of the Gods.

Just then, Hongjun's voice rang out on the Investiture of the Gods platform, "Zhen Yuanzi, are you really sure? Do you know how much karma you will incur by doing this?"

Zhen Yuanzi stopped what he was doing, looked in the direction of Zixiao Palace, and said, "Master, Guang Chengzi is the eldest disciple of our Chan Sect. If even our eldest disciple is on the Investiture of the Gods, what face does our Chan Sect have to preside over the Investiture of the Gods?"

Zhen Yuanzi heard Hongjun sigh, "Since you have made your decision, you must be prepared to accept the consequences. I hope you will not regret it."

The voice of Hongjun Daozu disappeared, and Zhen Yuanzi's actions resumed. He reached into the Investiture of the Gods and pulled out Guang Chengzi's true spirit.

Because Zhen Yuanzi forcibly seized the truth from the Investiture of the Gods, he inevitably encountered resistance from the Investiture of the Gods, resulting in him spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Bai Jian, who was kneeling in front of Zhen Yuanzi, was caught off guard and sprayed all over by Zhen Yuanzi.

The golden blood of the saint only lingered on Bai Jian's body for a moment before completely merging into his body.

To be precise, it should be Bai Jian's true spirit. Because Bai Jian's physical body had long been destroyed. What existed on the Conferred God Platform was merely a relatively solidified true spirit.

Yuanshi Tianzun ignored all of this and simply hung the Investiture of the Gods on the Investiture Platform once more. Then, he took Guang Chengzi's true spirit and headed towards Wuzhuang Temple on Longevity Mountain.

At this moment, Bai Jian even forgot to respectfully see off the Sage. Because Bai Jian had already sensed that he was beginning to condense a physical body.

This inevitably made Bai Jian happy, and he immediately began to calmly and quietly comprehend the physical body that was about to be born.

Meanwhile, Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian had returned to the Shang army camp and recounted to Laozi everything that had happened in the chaos.

Finally, Tongtian said with a face full of resentment, "Hongjun is really not just protective of his own. If he hadn't taken action today, the Five Sages of Heaven would have been dead without a doubt."

Laozi shook his head and said, "Since Master has already taken action, what right does Hongjun have to protect his own? If Master hadn't tacitly approved, do you think Hongjun could have taken away the Five Sages of the Heavenly Dao?" Yuanshi Tianzun, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but nod and say, "The Six Sages of the Heavenly Dao have entrusted their true spirits to the Heavenly Dao, and are inherently immortal and indestructible, unless we can shatter the Heavenly Dao."

"So killing them or not doesn't really matter. Otherwise, Master wouldn't have been able to let Hongjun take those few good-for-nothings away so easily."

Tongtian finally understood the key point. Just as he was about to speak, he felt the earth tremble.

He immediately turned his gaze towards Qishan. With an expression of disbelief, he said, "Zhen Yuanzi actually forcibly seized the true spirit from the Investiture of the Gods. Who gave him the courage?"

"If this continues, every time a disciple of a sage is listed on the Investiture of the Gods, a sage will forcibly take them back. When will we ever be able to gather all the divine positions required for the Investiture of the Gods?"

Laozi shook his head and said, "Taking the true spirit from the Investiture of the Gods comes at a price. Otherwise, what Zhen Yuanzi took away would not just be Zhen Yuanzi's true spirit."

Lao Tzu guessed correctly. If it were really possible, Zhen Yuanzi would never have watched Xiao Zhen and Deng Hua become famous figures on the Investiture of the Gods without taking them with him.

At this moment, Yunxiao spoke up, saying, "Three masters, although I do not know what price Zhen Yuanzi will pay."

"But Yunxiao is certain that after this incident, Xiqi's low morale will be revitalized."

"If our army were to take Xiqi City again, the casualties we would have to pay would probably be more than double what we have now."

As the saying goes, business is business, and Yunxiao today is business. They naturally know how much morale can change an army.

Laozi looked at the clouds and said, "It's good to have high morale. High morale will make them fearless and undaunted. Then, the 84,000 evil spirits needed for the Investiture of the Gods can naturally be filled by them."

For a long time, everyone has been thinking about how to complete the Investiture of the Gods calamity as soon as possible. Now, it seems as if they have found a door leading to the final outcome.

Tongtian instantly understood why Laozi had instructed Yunxiao to feign defeat. It was all a long-term strategy to reel in a bigger fish, so Yunxiao didn't say anything more.

Just then, a guard from the camp gate came to report that a three-headed, six-armed monster had appeared outside the camp, wielding a halberd, and had specifically requested that Fairy Yunxiao fight him, as he wanted to avenge his master.

Yunxiao had no idea who this three-headed, six-armed man wielding the halberd was. However, that didn't mean the generals of the Shang Dynasty were unaware, especially the Northern Marquis Chonghouhu.

He spoke directly, saying, "Fairy Yunxiao, you must not harm the person who came. If I remember correctly, the person who came should be the King's eldest son, Yin Jiao."

"Back then, Guangchengzi and Chijingzi tried several times to take the eldest prince Yin Jiao and the second prince Yin Hong as their disciples. However, they were never able to get their wish."

"Later, the First Prince and the Second Prince were willing to give their own lives in exchange for the Empress's survival. This gave them the opportunity to take the two princes away from the execution ground."

"I don't know what kind of bewitching potion Guang Chengzi gave the Crown Prince. He actually did such a heinous act as a son killing his father."

"Therefore, I implore Fairy Yunxiao not to harm her life, and it would be best to capture her alive. Then bring her back to Chaoge and hand her over to Emperor Xin for disposal."

(End of this chapter)